supported by the Key Innovative Project of National Importance“Unified National System for Monitoring Climate-active Substances”。
In 2022,the Russian Federation commenced development of a national system for permafrost monitoring.The conceptual design of this system reflects three objectives:(1)to collect data on the impact of climate change on ...
supported by the Sub-theme of the Second Comprehensive Scientific Investigation of the Tibetan Plateau (Grant No. 2019QZKK020109-1);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 42261026 & 42161025);the Open Foundation of Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Water Cycle and Utilization in Arid Zone (Grant No. XJYS0907-2023-01)。
Precipitation comes in various phases, including rainfall, snowfall, sleet, and hail. Shifts of precipitation phases, as well as changes in precipitation amount, intensity, and frequency, have significant impacts on r...
supported by the Science and Technology Program of Gansu Province(No.23ZDFA017);Western Young Scholars Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences of China and Longyuan Youth Talents Project(Luo D L);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.U2243214);Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.2023445)。
0 INTRODUCTION Permafrost refers to the ground that remains frozen year-round in polar and high-altitude regions,and its structure has traditionally been described by two distinct layers:the active layer and the perma...
financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.42377340,No.42125104,No.42001062 and No.42101130)。
Permafrost plays an important role in hydrological processes of alpine regions.The frost table in the active layer on the permafrost acts as an impermeable boundary and regulates water generation from hillslopes and i...
funded by Zhejiang Shuren University Talent Startup Fund(No.2022R014);Zhejiang Shuren University Basic Scientific Research Special Funds(No.2023XZ014).
The construction of bored piles in permafrost regions disturbs the thermal stability of frozen soil,leading to decreased early bearing capacity of the pile foundation.As the permafrost ground temperature influences th...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(42071095);the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research(STEP)Program(2019QZKK0905);the Science and Technology Program of Gansu Province(23ZDFA017);the Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province(22JR5RA086);the Science and Technology Research and Development Program of the Qinghai‒Tibet Group Corporation(QZ2022-G02).
Permafrost degradation in the embankment–bridge transition section(EBTS)along the Qinghai–Tibet Railway has led to extensive damage to bridge structures,posing a serious threat to railway safety.With the ongoing glo...
supported by the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program(STEP)(No.2019QZKK0904);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.42107190,41972287 and 42277144)。
Permafrost regions of Qilian Mountains in China are rich in gas hydrate resources.Once greenhouse gases in deep frozen layer are released into the atmosphere during hydrate mining,a series of negative consequences occ...
Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52068035,52078372,and 52478272)。
This study aimed to investigate the performance evolution characteristics of concrete under permafrost ambient temperatures and to explore methods to mitigate the thermal perturbation by concrete on the permafrost env...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41931180 and 42322608);the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research(STEP)Program,China(2019QZKK0201).
The current spatial atmospheric forcing data cannot accurately depict the actual conditions of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau(QTP),where monitoring stations are scarce and unevenly distributed.This deficiency in atmospher...
supported by the Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.41830752);the General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grants No.42101397,42071033,41961134003).
There is 78%permafrost and seasonal frozen soil in the Yangtze River’s Source Region(SRYR),which is situated in the middle of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau.Three distinct scenarios were developed in the Soil and Water A...